Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-05
DOING OF OUR SOLONS.
The Bucket-Shop Bill Passed to En-
grosSment in the Senate---Texas
Geological Survey.
HO0rs'S Insurance Bill and Jarvis
Telephone Bill Bring Down in
Avalanche OF Protests.
A Growing Sentiment; In the Twentieth
Legislature TO CIrcumscribs the Pow.
ers of Corporations.
MIR. MooRE's INSURANCE BILL.

Special to the Gazette.
AUsTIT, Tx, Feb. Mr. Moore
insurance bill has brought in peEfec
avelauch Of petitions, protesting agans
it becoming law. 1t is understood tina
many names were placed on these pet
tions through a misunderstanding of tn,
objects of the bill, the signers havins
been led to believe that the intent was tc
drive insurance companies out of the
state. Mr.. Moore's bill aims to con
troll on the same basis that the interstate
commerce bill regulates railroads. 1t is
TO prevent pooling and the forcing of rates
without competition or redress. The
fact that they ere, with but few excep
tons, foreign corporations is the more
reason that the people OF Texas should be
protected from their pernicious system OF
pooling. The rates are agreed on By
these companies in New York, London
Hartford or other places and
sent here with both sides of the
contract fixed up to victimize
the people, who are excluded from the
right to question their business. There
is growing sentim Mt in the Legislative
body OF Texas to circumscribe the powers
Of corporations, and Mr. Moore's insur-
ance bill and Senator Jarvis telephone
| bill are considered by all, except the in
terested opponents, as timely and just
measures.
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTI-
TUITION
| Following is the text of Mr.. GarwOod's
/ joint House resolution, that aroused
such heated debate during the morning
session yesterday:
| Section Be it resolved by the Legis-
lature Of the state of Texas, that section
10 of article 8 OF the constitution of the
state Of Texas be so amended as to resd
hereafter a. follows:
Sec. 10. No Judge of any court, secre-
tRry of state, attorney general, clerk of
any court Of record, or any person hold
ing a lucrative office under the United
States, or this state, or any foreign gov
ernment, or any sslsrled officer or attor-
ney Of any railroad or other CORPORATION,
shall, during the time he is elected or ap-
pointed, or while such salary continues,
be eligible to the Legislature.
And be it further resolved, that the
Governor be requested to submit to a
vote OF the electors of the state the fore
going proposed amendment of the con-
Stitution at an election to be held the first
Thursday in August, A. D. 1887, in &C.
cordance with the provisions of article
II OF the constitution of this state.
The opponents to the resolution set
out to defeat it, and have succeeded in at
least Gripping it for the present.
GLAssCOCK's BILL.
The text OF Senator Glasscock's bill |
passed yesterday in the Senate reads as
fellows:
Section ! Be it enacted by the Legis- |!
5000 of the above reCited act shall here
after read as follows:
Art. 5000 The right OF the state shall !
not be barr, by any OF the provisions !
of this Chspter, nor shall on7 person /
ever acquire, by Occup2ncy or adverse
possession, any right or title to any por-
tion Of any street, alley, sidewalk or
grounds which belong 70 any town. CT Y,
or which have been donated or dedicated |
for public use 70 any such city or town,
by the owner there Of, or which have been
laid out or dedicated in any manner to
public use in any town or city in this
state.
TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The bill introduced by Senator Sim
kins to-day for the organization of a
geological survey is by far the most per-
feet f the three bills so far presented to
the Legislature upon the same subject. 1t
provides for g state geological commits
sion whose duty shall be to ap-
point a state ge0logist and such
assistants as will be necessary,
and to begin as soon as possible q
and systematic geological sur
7ey OF the state. The State Geologist
must be man OF recognized scientific
lbility, and in addition to his biennial ,
reports he must make !
rom time to time, as the state of knowl-
dge permits. final reports for publication
obtaining as thorough an exposition /
ii the subject as possible. These !
inaI reports in the aggregate :
7ill constitute invaluable and permanent /
works Of reference upon the geology and r
Iatu1al resources of the state. The bill
lso provides for the deposition of all COL q
ections within the state museum. The :
mount asked to be appropriated is S2O,- +
% The verbage end construction of G
his bill is such that while the orgsniza- +
ion starts on modest basis, 6
will be able to continue from +
ear to year until the work :
) completed. The provisions for a su n
cruising commission will make the as
istance of the survey, Independent of h
be individual deficiencies of the state 8
eologist, should such one be appointed,
i spite of the restrictions of the bill in.
ended to prevent such misfortune. The
Importance and necessity of such 1
Biological survey have never been
isputed by our intelligent citizens, ard S
he only difficulty has been how it could
e Initiated economically and intelligent @
: by utilizing all the available assistance il
nd without duplication of kindr, work d
lat can be done by the State University, +
lie Agriculture College, the Land Office, u
lie Bureau of Statistics, the United States a
? illogical Survey, or other organiza- L
ons whose duties may overlap or con- O
ct with this organization. This bill has U
zen drawn up with much care and Is
ased upon the best features of the geo o
gical surveys OF other states, and if t
isSed will secure the ipaur1ration of II Il